ISTE Standard #5



Digital Citizenship

Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students:
a.
advocate and practice safe, legal and responsible use of information and technology.


b.
exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
c.
demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
d.
exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

Whenever students conduct research or communicate via the Internet at school, teachers should provide constant reminders of the following:
* rules, as outlined by the school division’s acceptable use policy (AUP)
* techniques for evaluating Web pages
* potential dangers of social networking and e- mail
* Ways to avoid problems online, and appropriate steps to take if they do encounter a problem. Students also need to be aware of online pitfalls, such as the advertising tactics used by content providers and vendors, and misuse of words and images by cyberbullies and/or criminals.

Internet Safety Curriculum and training includes the following topic areas:
  • Staying safe from online predators
  • Preventing and dealing with cyber bullying
  • Avoiding inappropriate sites
  • Sharing online videos safely
  • Protecting computer data
  • Surfing the web safely
  • Protecting credit card information (online auctions and shopping)
  • Avoiding identity theft
  • Staying safe with online gaming
  • Recognizing internet and email scams and frauds
  • Identifying internet hoaxes
  • Staying safe while using chatrooms, IMs, and Email
  • Understanding dangers in newsgroups, bulletin boards, and online forums
  • Blogging safely
  • Using cell phones safely and avoiding "sexting"
  • Keeping information private and staying safe on social networks (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter)
  • Recognizing dangers of downloading sites
  • Learning about viruses, malware, and adware
  • Staying safe and legal using peer-to-peer networks
  • Avoiding plagiarism and citing sources properly
  • Avoiding unethical practices involving copyrights